1,745 Quotes About Abuse

Make sure there's a designated driver or get a cab. Never drink alone or on an empty stomach and don't drink to get drunk. People say that takes the fun out of drinking but that's the rule that psychiatrists and substance abuse programs use.

I still believe that Weld is eminently qualified to serve as the ambassador. There's been a gross abuse of power by Helms. I think that Weld has held his head up high and has come through with flying colors. I think Helms has given a black eye to the Senate.

Humans have a fraught relationship with beasts. They are our companions and our chattel, our family members and our laborers, our household pets and our household pests. We love them and cage them, admire them and abuse them. And, of course, we cook and eat them.

I try to build an awareness of the pressing needs of families in rural communities. Society appears to be aware of family needs in urban centers. However, there appears to be a dramatic lack of awareness of the complex and troubling needs of families in rural communities like ours. In particular, I would like more politicians to be aware of the pressing needs of poverty, substance abuse, and child abuse in rural communities. I think most people assume those are only 'big city' problems.

The taxpayer should not pick up the bill for abuse committed by members of the religious orders.

Young people should not be doubly punished for a single misstep. Students who are forced to drop out of school are more likely to abuse drugs. Providing continued access to education is the best way to ensure they become productive taxpaying members of society.

One thing I am very glad of is that I went through the sixties. People who didn't really don't know what they missed. We pushed a certain consciousness, a way of life and it was exciting - no AIDS, people weren't dying so much from drug abuse and it was truly a time of freedom and change.

No system is fail-proof. Any child abuse prevention expert will attest to the same thing. No matter what you do, you are not going to have a system that will be 100 percent effective.

Sure, food stamps are occasionally misused, but anyone familiar with business knows that the abuse of food subsidies is far greater in the corporate suite. Every time an executive wines and dines a hot date on the corporate dime, the average taxpayer helps foot the bill.